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culvert

[kuhl-vert] / ˈkʌl vərt /
NOUN
ditch for flow of water
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Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick County Sheriff's Office.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Hottle died Tuesday morning after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a culvert off the side of the road in Ijamsville, Md., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mr Justice Rooney also reminded the jury about how some of the searchers who examined the culvert entrance for the first time shouted down the tunnel.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The witness was also asked by the lawyer about safety issues that could have arisen for local families whose back gardens adjoin the waste ground where the culvert is located.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Safe inside the culvert, Frightful panted from fright, then quickly became calm.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

McKee also explained that there are two types of screens used at culverts - a security screen or a debris screen.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Sometimes at the bottom of those undulations are culverts, or Department of Homeland Security vehicles will pop up.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026

The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, tracked air pollution emanating from a foamy, churning section of the river where water falls from culverts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

An illustration can help the community recognize potential threats, whether from the air or from culverts beneath their buildings, and see where testing and guidance are needed.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024

Soon this habit of outside resting was extended to caves, outbuildings, and culverts and to the foliage and trunks of orange trees.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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